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June 5, 2014
This 15-Year-Old Came Up With Software To Hunt Down Cancer-Causing Gene Mutations
In winning the Intel science fair, Nathan Han is already having an impact.
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair doles out awards each year to high schoolers who could run intellectual circles around many adults. Jack Andraka, the creator of a cheap, accurate pancreatic cancer sensor, is a past winner. This time around, first place went to another cancer-related project: a computer program that can predict how harmful gene mutations related to cancer might be.
Hachette Author Stephen Colbert To Amazon, Jeff Bezos: "Watch Out, This Means War"
In case there was any doubt, last night's Colbert Report made at least one thing in the Hachette vs. Amazon battle very clear: Don't mess with an angry author. Especially one with his own show.
Here's a valuable tip for any company operating in the known galaxy: Don't get on Stephen Colbert's bad side.
A New Brain For Your Old Air Conditioner, And It Thinks Cheap
This maker's add-on shows that the coming of the Internet of things will be a lot messier (and cooler) than just Nest.
This story contains interviews with Omer Enbar, CEO of Sensibo and Dror Bren, creative director of Sensibo.
These Easy-To-Install Solar Car Chargers Can Create EV Infrastructure Where We Need It
The EV ARC charging station fits in a parking space and collects energy from a canopy of solar panels. Wherever people need a charge, now we can give them one.
Electric car sales doubled last year, but it still isn't easy to find a place to plug them in. Part of the problem is the way the typical electric vehicle charging station is designed: Since it has to hook up with the grid on someone's property, it usually involves a messy and long process of permitting and digging trenches. A San Diego company wants to take another approach, using mobile, solar-powered charging stations that can be installed anywhere in a couple of minutes.
Ben Horowitz Explains Why Silicon Valley Is Banking On Bitcoin
As retailers and consumers grapple with growing acceptance of bitcoin, the cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz makes the case for its legitimacy. It's not what you think.
Bitcoin is an untraceable, all-digital form of money with no government regulation, probably best known as the crypto-currency used to buy illegal drugs on the underground website Silk Road. But it's inching its way toward legitimacy, with major retailers and services like Overstock and Dish Networks now accepting bitcoin payments.
Cleverly Designed Cigarettes Will Convince You That You Can Quit
Simple interventions, such as numbering each smoke or progressively increasingly the filter size as a person works through a pack, could subtly help a smoker who is struggling to quit.
Only a tiny fraction of smokers are actually able to give up cigarettes cold turkey, and even with the help of a drug like a nicotine patch, only around 25% can stay smoke-free for six months. Could a redesigned cigarette help?
Cows That Smell Like People Confuse Mosquitoes So The Cows Get Bit Instead Of You
Eau de human. A cow cologne doubles as a mosquito repellent.
There are two main reasons mosquitos are attracted to humans. One is color (blues and blacks are bad dress choices on summer evenings). The other is smell. We emit signature chemicals that make us targets.
June 4, 2014
Why StubHub Thinks It's Uniquely Suited To Solve Local Music Discovery
The ticket vendor thinks there's a long tail of local events hiding an untapped ticketing business. Here's how they plan to unlock it.
This article contains an interview with Ray Elias, StubHub's head of social commerce.
LinkedIn Tweaks Users Profile Designs, Now Looks More Like Facebook
The company also debuted a new paid LinkedIn tier called Spotlight.
Even before Twitter went public, it was on a quest to redesign the social network to appeal to a mainstream audience. To achieve that, it's borrowed heavily from the world's most popular social network, and it's become clear many elements from Facebook have made their way into Twitter's user interface. Its last major facelift makes use of a multi-column layout along with a splashy cover image that spans the width of the web page.
Temple Run Series Hits 1 Billion Downloads
The runaway hits from the husband-and-wife team at Imangi Studios have been played 32 billion times.
Temple Run and Temple Run 2, the hit games from the husband-and-wife team at Imangi Studios, recently celebrated their 1 billionth download, the company announced Wednesday.
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